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J. T. B. LEE.

MOE HOLDER. N0. Z83",1Z1. Patented Aug. 14, 1883. E,

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIC JONAS TAR EUsH LEE, OF TORONTO, ONTARIO,CANADA.

"MOP-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 283,121, dated August14, 1888.

' Application filed December 21, lee-2. (Model) To all whom it mayconcern:

Be it known that I, J oNAs T. -]3. LEE, of Toronto, in the county ofYork and Province of Ontario, Dominion of Canada, have invented a newand Improved lVIop-Holder, of which the following is a full, clear, andexact description.

The object of my invention is to provide a new and improved device forholding a mop.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all thefigures.

Figure 1 is a longitudinal view of my improved mop-holder,showingthe'same attached to a handle, and showing the manner in which Ait holds the mop. Fig. 2'is a longitudinal elevation of the same,showing it opened. Fig. 3 is an end elevation of the same, showing itclosed.

A bar, A, is provided it its middle with a prong, B, adapted to bedriven into the end of the handle 0, and to one end of the bar Aanotherbar, D, is hinged by means of links I,

pivoted to the ends of the bars A and D.

The bar A is provided in its upper edge, at the end opposite the'one towhich thebar D is pivoted, with a recess, a, for receiving adisk,

, E, provided with a handle, F, and pivoted eocentrically to links G,pivoted to the free end of the bar D. The mop H is placed on the upperedge of the bar D, which is then swung up against the under edge of thebar A, and

the links G are passed over the end of the bar A, which is then betweenthe links G. The

handle F is turned down on the upper edge of A the bar A, whereby theeccentric disk'E presses the edges of the bars A and D against eachother, thereby holding the mop firmly between A the said bars.

The mop can be secured to the holder or removed from the same veryeasily and rapidly. In place of the links G and the eccentric disk E,any other locking device-for instance,

such as a screw and nut-can be used.

I am aware that the handle has been pro vided with a cross head, to oneend of which is pivoted a clamp-bar, and to the clamp-bar is pivoted anelbow-lever; but i What I claim as new is i 1. The bar A and clamp-barD, connected at one end by a pivoted link, I, in combination with thelinks G and the cam-lever E F, to allow them to fold with their facesclose together, whereby they may hold the mop-rag without teeth orserrations, as described.

2. In a mop-holder, the combination, with the bars A and D, of the linksI, pivoted to cess, a, of the links I, pivoted to the bars A and D, thelinks G, pivoted to the bar 1), and

the disk E, pivoted eocentrically to the links G, substantially asherein shown and described,

and for the purpose set forth.

' JONAS TAR BUSHLEE.

WVitnesses:

NVALTER D. .CRoEToN, SN. M. LEE.

